Maintain a Global Vision, Forge Ahead with Greater Resolve and Write a New Chapter in Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
Wang Yi
In the tug of war between turbulence and division on the one hand and transformation and unity on the other, China has stood firmly on the right side of history and on the side of progress of human civilizations. With coordinated progress in the COVID-19 response and in economic and social development, China's diplomacy will write a new chapter and secure new successes in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics to advance national rejuvenation amidst historic changes.
Dual Structural Contradictions in China's Neighboring Areas and the Construction of US Coalition System in the Indo-Pacific
Han Aiyong
Currently, the US is concentrating its efforts on strengthening the coalition system in the Indo-Pacific to balance China's growing influence in the region. With the introduction of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy, especially the institutionalization of the Quad Security Dialogue, the US coalition system in the Indo-Pacific has taken its shape and gained momentum in China's neighbouring areas. So why have China's neighbouring powers, such as Japan, India and Australia, chosen to team up with the US to balance China's rise, and what drove them to do so?
ASEAN Cybersecurity Policy and China-ASEAN Cooperation
Wang Rui
In the face of increasingly severe cybersecurity threats, ASEAN countries have significantly strengthened their emphasis on cybersecurity, which has also become an important area of cooperation between ASEAN and non-regional countries and international organizations. China and ASEAN share extensive common interests in safeguarding cybersecurity and have enormous cooperation potential. Expanding and deepening cooperation in cybersecurity can not only create a sound environment for the development of digital economy, but also promote the building of a community of shared future in cyberspace.
An Analysis of the Biden Administration's Pacific Partnership Strategy
Chen Xiaochen
The Pacific island countries have gained more importance in the US comprehensive strategic competition with China since Joe Biden became US president. The newly released US Pacific Partnership Strategy imposes greater challenge for China, bringing a larger obstacle to the cooperation between China and the Pacific island countries in some areas. However, as the US strategic intent goes against the trend of the times of peace, development and cooperation pursued by countries in the region, it is difficult to truly win the hearts of the Pacific islanders and their lasting support.
US Technological Decoupling from China: Strategic Motives and Policy Measures
Zhou Qi
The competition for global technological leadership has become particularly intense in the digital age. The Trump administration began the technology decoupling against China, and the Biden administration has continued the decoupling with "self-improvement" measures. The dependence of high-tech industries on cross-border trade makes them extremely sensitive to decoupling. If the technological decoupling continues, the US semiconductor sector will lose the vast Chinese market and eventually the world's leadership of semiconductor industry.
The Securitization of US Trade Policy and Its Impact on the World Trade System
Zhu Caihua
Currently the US trade policy reflects increasingly neo-mercantilism: it aspires to protect the domestic market, meanwhile to open the international market for its advantageous industries. From the practice of protectionism in the name of national security to the establishment of exclusive new standards and rules under the cover of supply chain security and technology security, the US trade policy has gone beyond the so-called fair trade and increasingly shows a trend of securitization. It is safe to say that trade securitization has completely replaced trade liberalization, become the core content of the US trade policy, and served its overall national security strategy.
Motivations and Impacts of the ROK's Deepening Relations with NATO
Zhan Debin
Since the early 2000s, the ROK and NATO have defined the framework of their dialogue and cooperation. By deepening relations with NATO, the ROK intends to highlight its pro-Western identity and growing international status, enhance its military capacity, and garner diplomatic pressure on the DPRK into denuclearization. The closer ties between the two sides under the Yoon administration are expected to accelerate NATO's foray into the Indo-Pacific and undermine regional balance of power, while impacting China-ROK mutual trust and cooperation.